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Author Archives: stevetomlin
Improver's Scythe Masterclass 2018
Take your scything to new levels with a place on the Improvers’ Scythe Masterclass in Somerset. Continue reading
Posted in scythe festivals & events, Scytherspace
Tagged advanced, green scythe fair, improvers, masterclass, scythe, somerset
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Scything the allotment
My scythe is out, summer is officially here! Continue reading
Scything and Spoon carving workshops at Burmieston, Perth & Kinross
Grab a last minute course at the wonderful Burmieston Steading in Perth and Kinross. Learn to scythe or join us for a day of green wood spoon carving. Continue reading
Learn to Scythe in Manchester
An extra chance to learn to scythe this summer in a fabulous meadow in south Manchester. Book your place now! Continue reading
Posted in scythe courses, Scytherspace
Tagged 2018, Austrian, beginner, course, Manchester, nw, scythe, workshop
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First new Devon stave basket
My first stave basket is complete! Continue reading
Posted in baskets, SteveTomlinCrafts
Tagged basket, Devon, Devon stave basket, endangered crafts, Heritage Crafts Association, Stave basket
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Endangered Crafts Award for stave basket making
I’m incredibly pleased to have been chosen as winner of the 2018 HCA/Marsh Endangered Crafts Award. This new award, funded by the Marsh Christian Trust is aimed as craftspeople working on one of the 62 crafts currently listed in the … Continue reading
Traditional hay rake making at Stott Park Bobbin Mill
Shaving heads, knocking teeth – we had a great time at Stott Park and it wasn’t nearly as dangerous as it sounds. Continue reading
Posted in greenwood courses, SteveTomlinCrafts, wooden rakes
Tagged cumbria, hay rake, Rusland Horizons, Stott Park, UK, wooden, workshop
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"Craft is an antidote to digital media"
“If it breaks, it breaks. You cannot be precious about these things. I don’t want to live in a display case.”
Jonathan Anderson of Loewe has many interesting things to say about craft. Continue reading
The vital wedge
It’s the subtle details of setting up your scythe that make a huge difference so don’t lose your wedge. Continue reading
Posted in Scytherspace, scythes
Tagged adjust, Austrian scythe, blade, course, set up, UK
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Ash splint wall baskets
A small number of y beautiful ash splint wall baskets now available. Continue reading
Posted in baskets, SteveTomlinCrafts
Tagged ash splint, basket, English ash, pounded ash, UK
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